Gaskins said the 2005 Mitsubishi was traveling fast east on the expressway, weaving in and out of slower traffic, when the driver lost control near a curve just west of the N 22nd Street exit. The car spun out of control and onto the outside shoulder at the exit ramp, hitting a roadway sign before colliding with a metal guardrail.

The impact caused the car to rotate into a grass embankment between the expressway and the exit ramp, Gaskins said. Scragg was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected. Hall was wearing his seat belt, Gaskins said.